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‘It was a departure of sorts’: glocal homes in recent short fiction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Efemia Chela, Chibundu Onuzo and Lesley Nneka Arimah (2022)
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Terry, J. (2023). ‘It was a departure of sorts’: glocal homes in recent short fiction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Efemia Chela, Chibundu Onuzo and Lesley Nneka Arimah. Cultural Studies, 37(2), 224-242. https://doi.org/10.1080/09502386.2022.2104894

This article takes off from two of the angles of contention found in critical responses to Paul Gilroy’s The Black Atlantic and subsequent Atlanticist studies: asymmetries and exclusions along gender lines, and insufficient attention to the dynamics... Read More about ‘It was a departure of sorts’: glocal homes in recent short fiction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Efemia Chela, Chibundu Onuzo and Lesley Nneka Arimah.

Portraiture, Biography and Public Histories (2022)
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Jordanova, L. (2022). Portraiture, Biography and Public Histories. Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 32, 159-175. https://doi.org/10.1017/s008044012200007x

Portraits and biographies play a central role in engaging non-specialists with the past, and hence invite careful scrutiny. Major enterprises, such as the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Dictionary of National Biography, in both its origi... Read More about Portraiture, Biography and Public Histories.

Fragmentary embeddedness: Challenges for alternative food networks in Guangzhou, China (2022)
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Zhong, S., Hughes, A., Crang, M., Zeng, G., & Hocknell, S. (2022). Fragmentary embeddedness: Challenges for alternative food networks in Guangzhou, China. Journal of Rural Studies, 95, 382-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.09.008

Alternative food networks (AFNs) have been viewed as being more deeply embedded in the fabric of places and the social relations of their food systems than conventional food networks, and have been regarded as ‘spaces of hope’ for addressing sustaina... Read More about Fragmentary embeddedness: Challenges for alternative food networks in Guangzhou, China.

Spectral index selection method for remote moisture sensing under challenging illumination conditions (2022)
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Graham, C., Girkin, J., & Bourgenot, C. (2022). Spectral index selection method for remote moisture sensing under challenging illumination conditions. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 14555. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18801-9

Remote sensing using passive solar illumination in the Short-Wave Infrared spectrum is exposed to strong intensity variation in the spectral bands due to atmospheric changing conditions and spectral absorption. More robust spectral analysis methods,... Read More about Spectral index selection method for remote moisture sensing under challenging illumination conditions.

A deep learning approach to fight illicit trafficking of antiquities using artefact instance classification (2022)
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Winterbottom, T., Leone, A., & Al Moubayed, N. (2022). A deep learning approach to fight illicit trafficking of antiquities using artefact instance classification. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 13468. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15965-2

We approach the task of detecting the illicit movement of cultural heritage from a machine learning perspective by presenting a framework for detecting a known artefact in a new and unseen image. To this end, we explore the machine learning problem o... Read More about A deep learning approach to fight illicit trafficking of antiquities using artefact instance classification.

Out of the boxes, out of the silos: The need of interdisciplinary collaboration to reduce poor-quality medical products in the supply chain (2022)
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Masini, T., Macé, C., Heide, L., Hamill, H., Hampshire, K., Newton, P. N., & Ravinetto, R. (2022). Out of the boxes, out of the silos: The need of interdisciplinary collaboration to reduce poor-quality medical products in the supply chain. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 18(9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.03.006

In this paper, we argue that understanding and addressing the problem of poor-quality medical products requires a more interdisciplinary approach than has been evident to date. While prospective studies based on rigorous standardized methodologies ar... Read More about Out of the boxes, out of the silos: The need of interdisciplinary collaboration to reduce poor-quality medical products in the supply chain.

"It is very difficult in this business if you want to have a good conscience": pharmaceutical governance and on-the-ground ethical labour in Ghana (2022)
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Hampshire, K., Mariwah, S., Amoako-Sakyi, D., & Hamill, H. (2022). "It is very difficult in this business if you want to have a good conscience": pharmaceutical governance and on-the-ground ethical labour in Ghana. Global Bioethics, 33(1), 103 - 121. https://doi.org/10.1080/11287462.2022.2103899

The governance of pharmaceutical medicines entails complex ethical decisions that should, in theory, be the responsibility of democratically accountable government agencies. However, in many Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), regulatory and he... Read More about "It is very difficult in this business if you want to have a good conscience": pharmaceutical governance and on-the-ground ethical labour in Ghana.

Urban Heritage and its Socioeconomic Impacts in Seoul, South Korea: An Empirical Study Using Residential Environmental Satisfaction and Housing Price as Indicators (2022)
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Sung, M., & Brooks, M. (2022). Urban Heritage and its Socioeconomic Impacts in Seoul, South Korea: An Empirical Study Using Residential Environmental Satisfaction and Housing Price as Indicators. Journal of people, plants, and environment, 25(3), 311-328. https://doi.org/10.11628/ksppe.2022.25.3.311

Background and objective: Recent research has highlighted the need for urban heritage conservation due to rapid urbanisation, especially in Asian cities; however, few studies have investigated the socioeconomic impacts of heritage assets in urban con... Read More about Urban Heritage and its Socioeconomic Impacts in Seoul, South Korea: An Empirical Study Using Residential Environmental Satisfaction and Housing Price as Indicators.

Spatial anxiety and self-confidence mediate sex/gender differences in mental rotation (2022)
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Arrighi, L., & Hausmann, M. (2022). Spatial anxiety and self-confidence mediate sex/gender differences in mental rotation. Learning & Memory, 29(9), 312-320. https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.053596.122

A recent meta−synthesis study with a sample of over 12 million participants revealed that the male advantage in mental rotation (MR) is the largest cognitive sex/gender difference found in psychological literature. MR requires test−takers to mentally... Read More about Spatial anxiety and self-confidence mediate sex/gender differences in mental rotation.

Jewishness, antiquity and civilization (2022)
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Stammers, T. (2022). Jewishness, antiquity and civilization. Journal of the History of Collections, 34(3), 427-440. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhc/fhac006

Alfred Mond (1868–1930), 1st Baron Melchett, was a towering figure in early twentieth-century politics and economics, but his significance as an art collector has never been acknowledged. Like his brother, Robert, he has been overshadowed by the stat... Read More about Jewishness, antiquity and civilization.

Caves, Senses, and Ritual Flows in the Iberian Iron Age: The Territory of Edeta (2022)
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Machause López, S., & Skeates, R. (2022). Caves, Senses, and Ritual Flows in the Iberian Iron Age: The Territory of Edeta. Open Archaeology, 8(1), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2022-0222

This article seeks to contribute to recent scholarship on ritual performances in caves, sensory archaeology and ritual journeys, and to stimulate fresh questions and debate about society, ritual, and mobility in the Iberian Iron Age. It uses an updat... Read More about Caves, Senses, and Ritual Flows in the Iberian Iron Age: The Territory of Edeta.

Ever closer union? Unification, difference, and the 'Making of Europe', c.950-c.1350 (2022)
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Scales, L. (2022). Ever closer union? Unification, difference, and the 'Making of Europe', c.950-c.1350. The English Historical Review, 137(585), 321-361. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/ceac061

The article explores the relationships between the universal and the particular in high medieval Europe. It notes the enduring appeal of views of the period as being marked by an increasingly unified ‘European’ culture and explains their modern salie... Read More about Ever closer union? Unification, difference, and the 'Making of Europe', c.950-c.1350.

Community health workers and health equity in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice (2022)
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Ahmed, S., Chase, L. E., Wagnild, J., Akhter, N., Sturridge, S., Clarke, A., …Hampshire, K. (2022). Community health workers and health equity in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice. International Journal for Equity in Health, 21(1), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01615-y

Background: The deployment of Community Health Workers (CHWs) is widely promoted as a strategy for reducing health inequities in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Yet there is limited evidence on whether and how CHW programmes achieve this. Th... Read More about Community health workers and health equity in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice.

Roma y la renovación de la imagen y el espacio sacro en Chile durante el siglo XIX (2021)
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Guzmán, F., Berg, L., Capitelli, G., Cracolici, S., & Pallottino, E. (2021). Roma y la renovación de la imagen y el espacio sacro en Chile durante el siglo XIX. Historia (Santiago. En línea), 54(2), 585-617

From the fourth decade of the nineteenth century, the Chilean intellectual elite began to refer to the need to renew the space and the sacred image. The construction of the new nation required a modern church that cultivated an enlightened piety in t... Read More about Roma y la renovación de la imagen y el espacio sacro en Chile durante el siglo XIX.

Sex/gender differences in verbal fluency and verbal episodic memory - a meta-analysis (2022)
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Hirnstein, M., Stuebs, J., Moè, A., & Hausmann, M. (2023). Sex/gender differences in verbal fluency and verbal episodic memory - a meta-analysis. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(1), 67-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221082116

Women are thought to fare better in verbal abilities, especially in verbal fluency and verbal memory tasks. However, the last meta-analysis on sex/gender differences in verbal fluency dates from 1988. While verbal memory has only recently been invest... Read More about Sex/gender differences in verbal fluency and verbal episodic memory - a meta-analysis.

Per il nazarenismo in scultura: Karl Hoffmann in Inghilterra (2021)
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Cracolici, S. (2021). Per il nazarenismo in scultura: Karl Hoffmann in Inghilterra. Studi di scultura (Periodico), 3, 65-99

Dopo aver elencato una serie di opere ascrivibili su base documentaria allo scultore nazareno Karl Hoffmann (Wiesbaden, 1816 – Frascati, 1872), Peter Bloch concludeva un suo pionieristico contributo sul fantomatico maestro della tomba di Friedrich Ov... Read More about Per il nazarenismo in scultura: Karl Hoffmann in Inghilterra.